AMD A8-3850 vs MediaTek Helio P18
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CPU comparisonAMD A8-3850 or MediaTek Helio P18 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The AMD A8-3850 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-3850 was released in Q3/2011. The MediaTek Helio P18 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio P18 was released in Q1/2018. |
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| AMD A (112) | Family | Mediatek Helio (37) |
| AMD A8-3000 (4) | CPU group | MediaTek Helio P10 (3) |
| 1 | Generation | 1 |
| Llano (K10) | Architecture | Cortex-A53 |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD A8-3850 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz. The MediaTek Helio P18 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. |
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| AMD A8-3850 | Characteristic | MediaTek Helio P18 |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| Yes | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.90 GHz | A-Core | 2.00 GHz 8x Cortex-A53 |
| -- | B-Core | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs. |
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| AMD Radeon HD 6550D | GPU | ARM Mali-T860 MP2 |
| 0.60 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.80 GHz |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 0.80 GHz |
| 3 | GPU Generation | Midgard 4 |
| 32 nm | Technology | 28nm |
| 2 | Max. displays | 2 |
| 5 | Compute units | 2 |
| 400 | Shader | 32 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 1 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 11 | DirectX Version | 11 |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| AMD Radeon HD 6550D | GPU | ARM Mali-T860 MP2 |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode |
| Decode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | No |
| No | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode | Codec AVC | No |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD A8-3850 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio P18 can connect up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. |
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| AMD A8-3850 | Characteristic | MediaTek Helio P18 |
| DDR3-1600 | Memory | LPDDR3-933 |
| Max. Memory | 4 GB | |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
| 25.6 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 7.4 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 4.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A8-3850 has a TDP of 100 W, that of the MediaTek Helio P18 is --. |
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| AMD A8-3850 | Characteristic | MediaTek Helio P18 |
| 100 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD A8-3850 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek Helio P18 cache has a total of 0.00 MB. |
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| AMD A8-3850 | Characteristic | MediaTek Helio P18 |
| 32 nm | Technology | 28 nm |
| Unknown | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| SSE3, SSE4a | ISA extensions | -- |
| FM1 | Socket | -- |
| AMD-V | Virtualization | None |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Android |
| Q3/2011 | Release date | Q1/2018 |
| 85 $ | Release price | -- |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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AMD A8-3850
AMD Radeon HD 6550D @ 0.60 GHz |
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MediaTek Helio P18
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.80 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD A8-3850
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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MediaTek Helio P18
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD A8-3850
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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MediaTek Helio P18
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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AMD A8-3850
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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MediaTek Helio P18
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| AMD A8-3850 | MediaTek Helio P18 |
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